ECW2721 Trade finance and foreign exchange
Semester 2, 2020
Individual Assignment
Due date: 5 October 2020 (5 pm, Malaysia time)
Submission
Online submission (via Moodle with Turnitin report)
Requirements
 Assignments should be typed 1.5-spaced, font size 12, Arial or Times New Roman.
 Indicate word counts (Word limit: maximum 2000 words, ±5% is allowed), excluding
reference list, appendices, data and diagrams.
 Please include a thorough literature review, download key data, and critically analyse the
trend. Discuss problems arising, if any. Discuss the remedies and policies available to
solve the problem.
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The rubric is available in Moodle. Please discuss with your tutor for more detail.
Assignment Questions: (Choose one of the following)
1. How does COVID 19 impact financial sector?
2. How does COVID 19 impact sharing economy?
3. How does COVID 19 impact foreign direct investment?
4. How does COVID 19 impact technology transfer?
5. How does COVID 19 impact remittances?
6. How does COVID 19 impact GDP, inflation, and unemployment?
7. How does COVID 19 impact interest rate and/or exchange rate?
8. How does COVID 19 impact oil price fluctuation?
9. How does COVID 19 impact palm oil price fluctuation?
10. How does COVID 19 impact gold price fluctuation?
11. How does COVID 19 impact bitcoin price fluctuation?
12. How does COVID 19 impact house price fluctuation?
13. How does COVID 19 impact oil export and/or oil import?